Hailed by the indie ‘blogosphere’ as this decade’s answer to the Talking Heads in 2011, London three-piece Theme Park showed early promise before lacklustre reviews of their 2013 debut brought the band crashing down to earth. It’s taken four years for a follow-up to arrive, but on follow-up Is This How It Starts? Theme Park…
Good news everyone, it’s almost Halloween! It’s the only day of the year where it’s acceptable to dress up in all manner of hilarious costumes and ask people for free sweets, and we at Venue think that this should be celebrated. With this in mind, Venue’s music playlist returns with a spooky theme, providing the…
The roll call of records scheduled for release in 2015 is already brimming with high-profile names, with everyone from pop super-producer Mark Ronson to hip-hop misogynist Akon, all eyeing big returns in the next 12 months. Early reviews of Ronson’s latest full-length suggest it is set to become the club soundtrack of 2015, and with…
Having seen a meteoric rise in popularity since picking up a ‘Best Newcomer’ nomination at 2006’s Edinburgh fringe festival, comedy duo Cardinal Burns head to Norwich’s Epic Studios on October 16th clutching a British Comedy Award for their prime-time Channel 4 sketch show. Daniel Jeakins spoke to one half of Britain’s hottest new double act,…
